Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु मुनिना धर्मज्ञेन महात्मना।। ।।अभिवाद्याब्रवीच्छिष्यस्तथेति नियताञ्जलिः।

Transliteration

evam uktas tu muninā dharmajñena mahātmanā |

abhivādya abravīc chiṣyas tatheti niyatāñjaliḥ ||

Translation

एवमुक्तस्तु मुनिना धर्मज्ञेन महात्मना; शिष्यः नियताञ्जलिः अभिवाद्य ‘तथेति’ अब्रवीत्।

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been told

तुthen/indeed

मुनिनाby the sage

धर्मज्ञेनby the knower of righteousness

महात्मनाby the great soul

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

अब्रवीत्said

शिष्यःthe disciple

तथाso

इतिthus

नियताञ्जलिःwith folded palms

Context

Then the disciple in a state of excitement came out of the hermitage and said to Lakshmana, 'Where is Rama? Let him come himself to see the sage'.

Characters & Entities

Agastya

disciple (śiṣya)

dharma (as a guiding principle)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Guru-śuśrūṣā and discipline: dharma is upheld through respectful obedience to a teacher who embodies righteous knowledge.

What is the narrative situation?

After Agastya orders that Rāma be welcomed, the disciple accepts the command respectfully and prepares to carry it out.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The disciple’s humility, self-control, and truthful compliance—expressed by reverent salutation and the clear assent “tathā.”